Friday, January 20, 2006

Ham Roll-Ups

Here are some vegan ham deli slices rolled up with vegan cream cheese; watermelon, cantaloupe, and red grapes, and a wholegrain Pumpkin Carob Chip Muffin. Someone sent me a link to this Japanese, non-vegan bento blog, and it inspired me to try packing little disks of corn-on-the-cob instead of my usual cooked frozen corn.Verdict: The corn was a big hit! In fact, everything was a big hit. In fact, I think this kid must be going on a growth spurt or something because his lunches this week have been completely picked clean. He's also eating big snacks and big dinners. What are we going to do when he hits his teens? We might need to buy an extra refrigerator. 5 stars.

Since nobody had commented yet, I thought I'd leave my second ever comment!

I continue to be amazed and inspired by your blog, Jennifer. As I've said before, your care and affection just shines through in the attention you give to Little Shmoo's lunches.

I was hoping to get Laptop Lunch sets for my partner and myself, but unfortunately I've had an email price quote back and the postage costs to Scotland would be prohibitive, so I'm trying to source something similar closer to home. Even if they'd been cheaper, I'd feel very guilty having something shipped so far across the world!

A belated congratulations on your Proggy - you deserve the recognition, and I hope it does wonders for the sale of your cookbook when it's released.

Man, what allyt above said. I just finished off a big bowl of homemade tomato soup so I'm quite full, yet I now crave little corn wheels, fruit, and a muffin! Happens every time I check this blog. Keep up the great blog!

Inspired as always by your blog! Regarding growth spurts, my nearly 5-yr-old vegan-since-birth superkid will head off to school soon and she literally eats from the moment she wakes up till bedtime! Do you ever send extra food for Schmoo? Just in case? :)

Hi, Mary! I've been packing what I think he'll have time to finish -- they only have 20 minutes for lunch and he tends to want to finish quickly so he can run off to recess or computer time. I make sure he has a good breakfast and a healthy snack when he gets home, I think that helps. He has had to learn to eat more at one sitting and with a time limit; here at home there's more snacking throughout the day, like you describe.

i notice that you send pears sometimes. well i found a pear version of that baby banana this weekend at wild oats [do you guys have these in washington?]. they are called seckel pears and they are itty bitty and would fit in the lunchbox i'm sure. i haven't tried one yet so i can't vouch for the taste, but the guy working told me that they are similar in taste just "a petite version".

The newest episode of Eating Well Magazine has a section all about bananas. It throroughly describes about those baby bananas you bought for Shmoo. I would give some info, but I only read it in line at the check-out. You can probably view it online too, or at the store, the new cover is blue with a bunch of large bananas on the cover.

Every time I visit (which is almost daily now) I think to myself, She'd better never stop posting these cause she's got great Ideas". Then I add "But my kids had better never get a good look at this site." My oldest starts school in the fall. I'm thrilled to have found a place to peek for alternatives to the fallback cucumber sandwiches.